Identify the intended audience for your game
Conduct interview #1 with a potential user PRIOR to development
- What are some games you have played recently?
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
Answers:
- League of Legends
- Battleship
- 10 minutes
- Easy to understand and to play
Conduct interview #2 with a user after beta testing (must be different person than #1)
- What are some games you have played recently?
- What are some games you might enjoy playing on MATLAB?
- In your opinion what is the optimal length a game should take to play?
- What aspects of a game make it enjoyable to you to play?
- When playing this game, which aspects did you enjoy?
- When playing this game, what changes would you recommend?
Answers:
- Minecraft
- Snake
- 5 – 20 minutes
- Storyline
- Betting
- Less significant figures when showing money